Lifestyles

Dear Heloise: My mother froze a lot of corn, and she used these two easy tricks: After she blanched the corn, she would set the ear of corn on an ange...

DEAR ABBY: I got permission from my estranged brother to invite his 17-year-old daughter, "Ella," to spend a month with my family this summer. We live...

Dear Heloise: Just read an avid reader's suggestion about employees/staff wearing name tags so that people can know their names. Why not just ask them...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 63-year-old man. My fiancee (57) and I have been dating exclusively, or so I thought, for four years. I just found out she has a mal...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The Weeks Gallery at SUNY Jamestown Community College will celebrate the 45-year history of 10,000 Maniacs with a special archival e...

Dear Heloise: A simple way to use up leftover pie dough is to just take the odd-shaped pieces, lay them on an ungreased cookie sheet, and sprinkle the...

DEAR ABBY: After nearly 18 years of marriage, I left my wife. Our daughters were 10 and 12. We had married quickly, and only later did I realize how d...

DuBOIS — August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, dedicated to supporting parents and highlighting the benefits of breastfeeding for both mot...

RIDGWAY — The Elk County Council on the Arts will present “Delivered,” an exhibition featuring work created during Julie Mader’s 2026 Arts in Educatio...

Cheryl Cary “Ma” Brown was the guest of honor at a surprise party celebrating her 80th birthday. Her children hosted the event at the Two Mile Inn in ...

Members of the Bradford Branch of the American Association of University Women gathered at Crook Farm Homestead for the organization’s annual summer p...

Dear Heloise: You needed to provide an alert about toxicity in the letter regarding linoleum, as the writer indicated that the linoleum was "old" and ...

DEAR ABBY: My middle-aged son is on the autism spectrum and has recently come back home to live with us. He left home at 19 and has always had roommat...

DEAR ABBY: My best friend and I got pregnant, each with our first child, with our due dates a week apart. We felt blessed to be going through this ama...

DEAR ABBY: I've been seeing "Brad" for nine months. We both have children of our own. He has a daughter, and I have a son. The little girl is a few mo...

Dear Heloise: I accidentally got grease from my son's bike chain on my jacket. The jacket exterior is made of 100% polyester. I tried using shampoo an...

DEAR RUSTY: My wife and I file our taxes jointly. In 2024, I took an IRA Required Minimum Distribution (RMD, which was significantly more than I was r...

DEAR ABBY: My friend of many years, whom I consider to truly be part of the family, has made food the only thing that makes her happy. Besides my husb...

Dear Heloise: My vet told me to make certain that my dog has fresh water every day. The big water bowl is in the kitchen, which is inside my house, so...

Dear Heloise: I had to chuckle when I read the letter in your column from the woman who mentioned taking a crossword puzzle book to the doctor's or ot...